27 April 2018

X for Xmas

Welcome! We are with the 2018 April AtoZ Blogging challenge and its my fifth attempt. For those who missed it, here is the link to my Theme Reveal post. Do the alphabets still stand for the same things we learnt about in Nursery school? Its day twenty four and the alphabet is X. Among the several festivals that we celebrate, Christmas is among my favourites. Technically I do not 'celebrate' Christmas but possibly because I studied in a convent school, this festival has always been special to me. We always had a party in schoolwith each class having its own celebration. Sometimes they took us to the chapel and we sang carols. Now years later, I still make it a point to listen to Christmas carols.

Besides carols, the Christmas cake is yet another favourite. I learnt to bake one from an expert baker and it is really awesome even if I say so myself.The recipe calls for advance preparation but the results are worth it.Most shopping areas in Pune are all decked up right from start of December and its a joy to walk down the streets or in the Mall. Christmas trees are look wonderful with fairy lights and ornaments. Here are some wonderfully decorated trees from homes...

Image credit Rajendra Sonarikar

Image credit Rajendra Sonarikar

Image credit Dr Meenakshi Pande

I am sure there are many more facets to this great celebration - family reunions being an important one.